Mac Barnett is an American writer of

children's books A child (plural, : children) is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers ...

living in

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. Barnett graduated from

Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became ...

, where he studied under the writer

David Foster Wallace David Foster Wallace (February 21, 1962 – September 12, 2008) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and university professor of English and creative writing. Wallace is widely known for his 1996 novel '' Infinite Jest'', whi ...

."The quirky lives of book writers – Part 1"
Ratna Kamath. ''Bookshelf''. October 12, 2011. Pomona College. Retrieved 2014-07-03. ''Extra Yarn'', a picture book illustrated by

Jon Klassen Jon Klassen (born November 29, 1981) is a Canadian writer and illustrator of children's books and an animator. He won both the American Caldecott Medal and the British Kate Greenaway Medal for children's book illustration, recognizing the 2012 ...

, won the 2012

Boston Globe–Horn Book Award The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are a set of American literary awards conferred by ''The Boston Globe'' and ''The Horn Book Magazine'' annually from 1967. One book is recognized in each of four categories: Fiction and Poetry, Nonfiction, and P ...

and 2013

E.B. White Read Aloud Award The E.B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the author E.B. Whit ...

. It was a

Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Service ...

Honor Book. ''Sam & Dave Dig a Hole'', illustrated by Jon Klassen, won a Caldecott Honor and the 2015 E.B. White Read Aloud Award.

Works

Novels

* Brixton Brothers mystery novels published by

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(S&S): # ''The Case of the Case Mistaken Identity'', illustrated by

Adam Rex Adam Michael Rex (born May 16, 1973) is an American illustrator and author of children's books from Tucson, Arizona. Career Adam Rex received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. He has contributed illustrations to ''Magic: T ...

(Oct 6, 2009) # ''The Ghostwriter Secret'', illus. Adam Rex (Oct 5, 2010) # ''It Happened on a Train'', illus. Adam Rex (Oct 4, 2011) # ''Danger Goes Berserk'', illus. Matthew Myers (Oct 2, 2013) * '' The Terrible Two'' - By Mac Barnett and

Jory John Jory John is an American author of children's books and is known for incorporating dark humor and discussing difficult topics in his books. His books have landed on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, including the first (''The Good Egg'') a ...

, with illustrations by Kevin Cornell (

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) # ''The Terrible Two'' (January 2015) # ''The Terrible Two Get Worse'' (January 2016) # ''The Terrible Two Go Wild'' (January 2018) # ''The Terrible Two's Last Laugh'' (January 2019) * '' Mac Barnett Kid Spy ''- By Mac Barnett , with illustrations by Mike Lowery # '' Mac B., Kid Spy: Mac Undercover '' (September 2018) # '' Mac B., Kid Spy: The Impossible Crime '' (December 2018) # '' Mac B., Kid Spy: The Top-Secret Smackdown '' (March 2019) # '' Mac B., Kid Spy: Mac Cracks the Code '' (December 2019) # '' Mac B., Kid Spy: The Sound of Danger '' (September 2020) # '' Mac B., Kid Spy: Mac Saves the World '' (May 2021)

Picture books

* ''Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem'', illustrated by Adam Rex ( Hyperion Books, June 23, 2009) * ''Guess Again!'', illustrated by Adam Rex (Simon & Schuster, September 15, 2009) * ''The Clock without a Face: a Gus Twintig mystery'' (

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, April 27, 2010) – "by Scott Teplin, Mac Barnett & Eli Horowitz; plus faces by Adam Rex & numbers by Anna Sheffield" , board book * ''Oh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World)'', illustrated by Dan Santat (Hyperion, June 1, 2010) * ''Mustache!'', illustrated by Kevin Cornell (Hyperion, October 25, 2011) * ''Extra Yarn'', illustrated by

(Balzer + Bray, January 17, 2012) * ''Chloe and the Lion'', illustrated by Adam Rex (Hyperion, April 3, 2012) * ''Oh No, Not Again! (Or How I Built a Time Machine to Save History) (Or at Least My History Grade)'', illustrated by Dan Santat (Hyperion, June 5, 2012) * ''Count the Monkeys'', illustrated by Kevin Cornell, (Hyperion, June 24, 2012) * ''Battle Bunny'' (S&S, 2013) – "by

Jon Scieszka Jon Scieszka ( :) (born September 8, 1954) is an American children's writer, best known for picture books created with the illustrator Lane Smith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder of Guys Read – a web-based li ...

and Mac Barnett and Alex; pictures by Matthew Myers but mostly Alex." , * ''President Taft is Stuck in the Bath'', illustrated by Chris Van Dusen (

Candlewick Press Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. Sebastian Walker launched Walker Books from ...

, 2014) * ''

Sam and Dave Dig a Hole ''Sam and Dave Dig a Hole'' is a children’s book by author Mac Barnett and illustrator Jon Klassen. It was published by Candlewick in 2014 and was selected as a Caldecott Honor Book in 2015. Description The story, written by Barnett is told in ...

'', illustrated by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press, Oct 2014) * ''Telephone'', illustrated by Jen Corace (

Chronicle Books Chronicle Books is a San Francisco-based American publisher of books for adults and children. The company was established in 1967 by Phelps Dewey, an executive with Chronicle Publishing Company, then-publisher of the ''San Francisco Chronicle''. ...

, September 2014) * ''Rules of the House'', illustrated by Matthew Myers (Hyperion, Apr 2015) * ''The Skunk'', illustrated by Patrick McDonnell (Roaring Book Press, Apr 2015) * '' Leo: A Ghost Story'', illustrated by Christian Robinson * ''How This Book Was Made'', illustrated by Adam Rex (Disney-Hyperion, Sep 2016) * ''The Magic Word'', illustrated by Elise Parsley * ''Noisy Night'', illustrated by Brian Biggs * ''Triangle'', illustrated by Jon Klassen * ''Square'', illustrated by Jon Klassen * ''Circle'', illustrated by Jon Klassen * ''Places to Be'', illustrated by Renata Liwska * ''I Love You Like a Pig'', illustrated by Greg Pizzoli * ''The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse'', illustrated by Jon Klassen * '' What Is Love?'', illustrated by

Carson Ellis Carson Friedman Ellis (born October 5, 1975) is a Canadian-born American children's book illustrator and artist. She received a Caldecott Honor for her children's book ''Du Iz Tak?'' (2016). Her work is inspired by folk art, art history, and myst ...

*''

The Three Billy Goats Gruff "Three Billy Goats Gruff" ( no, De tre bukkene Bruse) is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their ''Norske Folkeeventyr'', first published between 1841 and 1844. It has an Aarne-Thompson type of 122 ...

'', Illustrated by

Short fiction

* "Best of Friends", ''Funny Business'' (Guys Read, 1), ed. Jon Scieszka (NY: Walden Pond Press, 2010)

Awards

* 2015 Winner,

The E.B. White Read Aloud Award The E.B. White Read Aloud Award was established in 2004 by The Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC) to honor books that its membership felt embodied the universal read aloud standards that were created by the work of the author E.B. Whit ...

* 2015 Honor, Caldecott Medal * 2015 Winner, Irma Black Award * 2013 Winner, E.B. White Read-Aloud Award * 2013 Honor, Caldecott Medal * 2020 Winner, Picture Book Category of the German Youth Literature Awards for the 2020 one-volume German edition of his trilogy "Triangle", "Square", and "Circle"

References

External links

*
Interview of Barnett and illustrator Adam Rex
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnett, Mac American children's writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Pomona College alumni Year of birth missing (living people)